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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Bhavani Devi to be part of 1st Khelo India Fencing Women’s League; Total of Rs 1.54 Crore sanctioned for 3 phases of the League
The 1st Khelo India Fencing Women’s League is scheduled to start on July 25 at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium, New Delhi. To be held over three phases, the first of its kind national fencing competition for women will take place until July 29.
Over 300 women across 20 States have registered to participate in the event in the Cadet , Junior  and Senior  categories. Tokyo Olympian and Target Olympic Podium Scheme  athlete Bhavani Devi will be a participant in the league in the Senior category Sabre event. She is representing the State of Tamil Nadu. Also, other TOPS athletes participating in the league include Shreya Gupta  – Sabre, Vedika Khusi  – Sabre, Taniksha Khatri  – Epee and Sheetal Dalal  – Epee.
The participants also are representing SAI National Centres of Excellence  from Imphal, Aurangabad, Guwahati and Patiala. The Khelo India Women’s Fencing League is an open national level ranking tournament for women and fencers registered with the Fencing Association of India  portal and nominated by their respective State Associations are also participating.
It will be held across three phases. While Phase 1 and 2 is scheduled in New Delhi, the final phase will take place in Patiala. A total of Rs 1.54 Crore has been sanctioned by the Sports Authority of India over the conduct of the league across the three phases. The prize money for each phase has been earmarked at Rs 17.10 Lakh.
The league stage will be followed by Direct Elimination between the top ranked players of the league stage as per the International Fencing Federation norms. Also, alongside the Khelo India Fencing Women’s League, the Talkatora Stadium will be having a FAI Ranking tournament for men on the aforementioned dates.
The Khelo India Fencing Women’s League is yet another endeavour by the Khelo India’s Sports for Women component, which takes the most necessary steps to power in more female participation in a wide array of sports competitions. The support extends to not only giving grants but also helping in the proper organization and execution of the events. Past competitions include the Khelo India National Ranking Women Archery tournament, the Khelo India National Ranking Youth Women’s Weightlifting tournament, the Khelo India Women’s Wrestling National tournament, the Khelo India Women’s Hockey League  as well as the U-17 Khelo India Girls Football League.
Ministry of Culture
The closure of Jallianwala Bagh memorial for visitors will continue till 15.6.2020
Renovation work of the memorial affected due to COVID-19 crisis
Country is commemorating centenary of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre from 13.4.2019 to 13.4.2020. Presently, the memorial is being renovated, upgraded and museum/galleries and Sound & Light show is being set up at the memorial site. The renovation work at the memorial site was to be completed by March, 2020 for opening for public to pay their homage on the fateful date of 13th April. The work was in full swing at the memorial site. Since a large number of tourists visit the memorial daily, it was decided to close the entry of visitors to the memorial from 15.2.2020 to 12.4.2020 so that the on-going works can be completed within target date. However, due to COVID-19 crisis, the said work has been affected. It has now been decided to continue closing the memorial for visitors till 15.6.2020.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Comments to women on Social Media 
Steps have been taken to spread awareness, issue of alerts/ advisories, training of law enforcement agencies, improving cyber forensic facilities including properly educate them on gender sensitisation. These steps help to prevent such cases and expediated investigation. Ministry of Women and Child Development also has a dedicated e-mail  to address and resolve the issues of women including hateful conduct and stalking on Social Media platforms including Twitter.
The Information Technology  Act, 2000  has provisions regarding cheating by personation , violation of privacy , publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form , publishing or transmitting material containing sexually explicit act, etc. in electronic form , publishing or transmitting material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc. in electronic form  etc. Rule 3   of Information Technology  Rules, 2011 provides for an obligation for Intermediaries  to inform users of computer resources not to host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, update or share any information that is grossly harmful, harassing, blasphemous defamatory, obscene, pornographic, pedophilic, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, including taking steps to terminate such hateful accounts from twitter.
Ministry of Home Affairs implements a scheme namely ‘Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children ’ funded under Nirbhaya Fund, under which an online Cyber Crime reporting portal,  has been launched, to enable public to report complaints pertaining to rape/ gang rape imageries or sexually explicit content, Child Pornography/ Child Sexual Abuse Material. This portal facilitates the public to lodge all types of cyber crimes with special focus on cyber crime against women and children. It is a centralized mechanism for reporting incidents of all types of cyber crimes and allows decentralized dealing of each complaint by concerned State/UT Government, District Cyber Cell or the concerned law enforcement officer, as per crime jurisdiction and provisions of law. Besides, a toll free number 155260 has also been made operational for citizens to assist them in lodging online complaints in their own language. National Crime Record Bureau  has been notified as an agency of Government of India to issue notices to intermediaries under section 79 of the IT Act for removal of Child Pornography, rape and Gang Rape content.
“Police” and “Public Order” are State subjects as per the Constitution of India. States/UTs are primarily responsible for prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes through their law enforcement machinery. These law enforcement machinery/agencies under the Governments of respective States/UTs conducts surveillance and take legal action as per provisions of law against the criminals misusing the social media, including twitter accounts, who regularly post horribly misogynistic comments including rape threats to women on social media.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Dr Harsh Vardhan reviews Nipah virus disease in Kerala
Dr. Harsh VardhanUnion Minister of Health and Family Welfare reviewed the status of NipahVirus Disease today.
Ms. Preeti Sudan, Secretary  also took an in depth review of the current situation of Nipah virus disease in Kerala with the Ministry officials.
A brief on ongoing activities is as under:
- Central Team has visited the case and all the 6 symptomatic contacts.
- One positive case admitted in Aster MedicityCheranelloor, Ernakulam is now conscious and having mild fever.
- A total of 316 contacts are being followed up on daily basis
- 6 symptomatic contacts have been admitted in quarantine facility at Medical College and all 6 samples were found to be negative for Nipah virus as per reports of NIV Pune. 3 contacts are now afebrile.
- Sample from one symptomatic contact is being sent to NIV Lab.
- Strategic Health Operation Centre  at NCDC has been activated from 04.06.2019 and it is coordinating activities for Nipah containment. Till date 40 calls have been attended at SHOC- NCDC regarding Nipah information.
- District Control Room has been set up in the Collector Office 
- Joint Commissioner has deployed two experts to Ernakulum, Kerala to support local Animal Husbandry Department in the investigation.
- On the basis of the epidemiological investigation, team from NIV Pune and Animal Husbandry are investigating bats and other animals in the vicinity of his residenceduring the possible time of transmission of infection.
Prime Minister's Office
PM encourages wrestler, Pooja Gehlot for her bright future ahead
"Pooja, your medal calls for celebrations, not an apology"
Responding to a tweet shared by ANI in which wrestler, Pooja Gehlot got emotional post winning Bronze Medal in women's 50 Kg Freestyle wrestling, the Prime Minister encouraged Pooja Gehlot for her bright future ahead.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
"Pooja, your medal calls for celebrations, not an apology. Your life journey motivates us, your success gladdens us. You are destined for great things ahead…keep shining! ️"
Ministry of Defence
CONFERENCE ON CLASSIFICATION REGULATIONS AND ADVANCED NAVAL TECHNOLOGIES
The second edition of Conference on Classification Regulation and Advanced Technologies for Naval Ships and Auxiliaries was organized by Directorate of Naval Architecture, IHQ MoD  on 27-28 Jun 23 at Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis, New Delhi. The conference was inaugurated by VAdm Sandeep Naithani, Chief of Material; and its various sessions were keenly participated by more than 100 delegates, including Senior Officers of Naval Headquarters, Naval Commands, Field Units, Coast Guards Headquarters, delegates from six DPSU Shipyards, DRDO Scientists and academia.
The conference provided a technical forum to understand advancements in the role of Class Societies to promote indigenous warship building and its maintenance in line with international standards. Senior delegates/ subject experts from seven major International Classification Societies, i.e., ABS, BV, Class-NK, DNV, IRS, LR and RINA participated in the Conference, wherein 16 papers were presented by the Class Societies, ranging from Regulatory framework for Naval Ships, Class Notations for Autonomous Vessels, Rule note for Unmanned vessel, Additive manufacturing, Naval Submarine Code, Hull Integrity Management, Wind Assisted Propulsion System, and Digital Systems. R Adm K Srinivas, Assistant Chief of Materiel , delivered the concluding remarks for the conference.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM to inaugurate hostel and education complex of Shri Annapurnadham Trust at Adalaj, Gujarat on 12th April
PM to also perform Bhumipujan of Hiramani ArogyaDham of Jansahayak Trust
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the hostel and education complex of Shri Annapurnadham Trust at Adalaj, Gujarat on 12th April at 11 AM via video conferencing. Prime Minister will also perform the Bhumipujan of Hiramani ArogyaDham of Jansahayak Trust during the event.
The hostel and education complex has lodging and boarding facility of 150 rooms for 600 Students. Other facilities include training Centre for GPSC, UPSC Exams, e-Library, conference room, provision of Sports Room, TV room and primary health facilities for students etc.
The Jansahayak Trust will develop Hiramani Arogya Dham. It will have the latest medical facilities including a facility for dialysis of 14 persons at a time, blood bank with 24 hour blood supply, medical store working round the clock, modern pathology laboratory and top class equipment for health check-ups. It will be a Day-Care Centre with advanced facilities for Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Yoga Therapy etc. It will also host facilities for first aid training, technician training and doctor training.
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- Over 145 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 91,361
- Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.26%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.36%
- 7,585 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,42,66,363
- 16,764 new cases in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate  less than 2% for last 88 days
- Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 1% for last 47 days
- 67.78 cr Total Tests conducted so far
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari congratulates team for laying of Bituminous Concrete over distance of 100 lane kms in 100 hours at Ghaziabad –Aligarh Expressway
The Ghaziabad-Aligarh Expressway has made history by achieving a remarkable feat: the laying of Bituminous Concrete over a distance of 100 lane kilometers in an unprecedented time of 100 hours. This accomplishment highlights the dedication and ingenuity of India's road infrastructure industry. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari extended his congratulations to the exceptional teams of Cube Highways, L&T, and Ghaziabad Aligarh Expressway Pvt Ltd  for their outstanding achievement.
Addressing the Celebration Ceremony virtually Shri Gadkari said the Ghaziabad-Aligarh section of NH34, spanning 118 kilometers, plays a vital role as a transportation link between the densely populated regions of Ghaziabad and Aligarh. He said this project traverses various towns and cities in Uttar Pradesh, including Dadri, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Sikandrabad, Bulandshahr, and Khurja. It serves as a critical trade route, facilitating the movement of goods and contributing to regional economic development by connecting industrial areas, agricultural regions, and educational institutions, he added.
Shri Gadkari said emphasizing our commitment to sustainability and cost-effectiveness, we have implemented the use of Cold Central Plant Recycling  technology in the project.
The Minister said this innovative green technology involves utilizing 90% of the milled material, which amounts to nearly 20 lakh square meters of road surface. He said consequently, the consumption of virgin materials has been reduced to a mere 10%. By adopting this approach, we have significantly reduced fuel consumption and the associated greenhouse gas emissions, thereby making a substantial contribution to lowering our carbon footprint, he said.
Shri Gadkari said under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi our commitment lies in ensuring exceptional mobility for every commuter, thereby promoting commerce and driving economic activities in the region through the development of world-class highways at the fastest speed without compromising on quality.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 
Cabinet approves Teesta Stage-VI HE Project , Sikkim
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modihas given its approval for the investment sanction for acquisition of M/s Lanco Teesta Hydro Power Ltd  and execution of balance work of the Teesta Stage-Vl HE Project by NHPC Ltd in Sikkim.
The project will be implemented at an estimated cost of Rs 5748.04 crore , which includes Bid amount of Rs 907 crore for acquisition of LTHPL and estimated cost of balance work of Rs. 3863.95 crore withincludes Interest During Construction and Foreign Component  of Rs. 977.09 crore.
Teesta Stage-Vl HE Project is a Run of River  Scheme in Sirwani Village of Sikkim to utilize the power potential of Teesta River Basin in cascade manner. It consists of construction of a 26.5 m high Barrage across river Teesta; Two nos Horse Shoe shape Head Race Tunnels of 9.8 m dia with 13.76 km length; an underground Power House having 4 no Units of 125 MW each.
The project would generate 2400 MUs in a 90% dependable year with Installed Capacity of 500 MW .
By taking up this project, this sink cost will be utilized and this investment till now will also be used for generation of energy. Further, the bid amount will be used to discharge the liability of banks and financial institutions etc.The project shall help in meeting peaking demand of energy; balancing & ramping requirement of the grid and shall accelerate process of development of Sikkim State.
Election Commission
1st Phase of Bihar voting begins on 11th April
44 Candidates in the fray for 4 Lok Sabha seats
7,486 polling stations set up for smooth conduct of elections
Bihar goes to polls in 1st Phase of General Elections-2019. Four Parliamentary Constituencies  of Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada and Jamui will vote on 11th April. Thirty-six more Lok Sabha seats will be contested in 6 more Phases.
7440324 voters are eligible to vote in Phase 1, with 3894024 males, 3546001 females and 299 voters in Third Gender category.
44 candidates will contest for 4 Lok Sabha seats in Phase 1 elections through 7,486 Polling Stations.
The Notification for elections was issued on 18th March. For Phase 1 polls, the last date of filing nominations was 25th March, scrutiny of nominations took place on 26th March while the last date for withdrawal of candidates was 28th March.
Bihar holds a unique feature among the Parliamentary Constituencies with 100% voters having Electoral Picture Identity Card .
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall Likely at Isolated Places in Several States
As per the weather bulletin of India Meteorological Department heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy falls at isolated places very likely over Konkan and Goa before or by tomorrow morning.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, Gujarat Region, Madhya Maharashtra, coastal Andhra Pradesh &Yanam, Telangana, coastal and south interior Karnataka, Kerala &Mahe and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry &Karaikal.
The bulletin also indicates heavy rainfall at isolated places over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan & Muzaffarabad, West Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Saurashtra& Kutch, Marathwada, Rayalaseema, North Interior Karnataka and Lakshadweep.
Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty winds  is very likely at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Telangana and with lightning at isolated places over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan &Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Vidarbha, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal &Sikkim, Assam& Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Coastal Andhra Pradesh &Yanam, Rayalaseema and Tamilnadu, Puducherry &Karaikal.
The bulletin further informs that heat wave conditions are very likely in isolated pockets over West Rajasthan and squally Weather  is very likely over west central and Southwest Arabian sea; Southeast, Eastcentral & Northeast Arabian Sea and along & off Gujarat-Maharashtra-Goa-Karnataka-Kerala coasts; Lakshadweep area, Westcentral& South Bay of Bengal along & off Tamil Nadu & south Andhra Pradesh coasts; Gulf of Mannar and Andaman Sea. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas.
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Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
ICAR Institutes released Advisories to Fisheries sector in 12 languages
FAO includes ICAR Advisories as Voluntary Guidelines for the benefit of fisheries sector across the globe
The Covid-19 pandemic that spread all across the globe leading to lockdown, has significantly affected the fisheries & aquaculture sectors in a multitude of ways in the country. Besides the disruption of fishing activities from open-water, and aquaculture in both freshwater and brackish water systems, several associated activities like seed production, feed plant operation, supply and market chains, etc. have been greatly impacted. As a whole, the fishermen, fish workers, processors and their communities have been facing the threat of the pandemic, which is affecting the entire value chain and the livelihoods depending on it.
In order to ensure safety of all stakeholders associated in the agricultural sector, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research , Department of Agriculture Research and Education , Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India, through its research Institutes have taken several innovative steps to sensitize all concerned in different sub-sectors.
In fisheries sector, including capture fisheries, aquaculture and other associated activities, ICAR took lead in developing and issuing advisories through the Fishery Institutions, for safety of the workers and preventing the spread of the disease. In this endeavor, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology , Kochi prepared advisories for the benefit of the fishermen, fishing boat owners, fishing harbour, fish market and seafood processing plants in 10 different regional languages, besides English and Hindi. ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute , Barrackpore prepared advisories for the stakeholders involved in fishing activities in rivers, estuaries, reservoirs and wetlands. These advisories were popularized through print & electronic media, circulated to State Fisheries Departments, developmental agencies, NGOs and SHGs, and also through social media. Such efforts have been received very well by the sector across the country.
Recognizing the importance of these timely advisories, the Food and Agricultural Organization , Rome has recommended these advisories prepared by ICAR-CIFT and ICAR-CIFRI by including them as Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries under the Asia-Regional initiatives for the benefit of fisheries sector across the globe . This is a huge acknowledgement of the efforts by the ICAR and its institutes. The global fishery sector is expected to benefit from these efforts of the Council.
Special Service and Features
Local Shops & Small establishement to become wi-fi providers
As per the National Digital Communication Plan, the Central government has set a target of setting up of 10 million Wi-Fi hotspots by 2022. To facilitate this, the Union Cabinet headed by Hon’ble Prime Minister approved the proposal of Department of Telecommunications  to proliferate Broadband through Public Wi-Fi networks under the framework of the Prime Minister’s Wi-Fi Access Network Interface  on 9th December 2020.
The PM WANI ecosystem consists of the following entities:
a) Public Data Office , which will establish, maintain and operate PM-WANI compliant Access Points  and deliver broadband services to customers
b) Public Data Office Aggregator , which will aggregate the PDOs and perform the functions of Accounting and Authorisation.
c) App Provider, which will develop an App to register users and discover PM-WANI compliant APs in the nearby area for accessing internet services.
To facilitate ease of doing business and encourage local shops and small establishments to become Wi-Fi providers, it has been approved that the last-mile Public Wi-Fi providers require no license, no registration and will not need to pay any fees to DoT. In fact, PDOAs, who will aggregate the last-mile providers will also not require any license. These PDOAs will only have to register, for which no fees will be charged. The registration process will be completed within 7 working days of the receipt of applications.
Department of Telecommunications  will assist all the stake holders in implementation and proliferation of PM WANI.For more details, please visit https://pmwani.gov.in/wani.For further information, please contact 0422-2451144  send email to dirrcbt.tn-dgt-dot[at]gov[dot]in
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